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Old 12-22-09, 12:08 PM
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I have a complete set of oem blank brembo rotors and ebc green things brake pads which was installed in september. complete brake fluid flush was made. It was beading in properly. my question is: ever since the cold season started, my brakes doesn't feel like the same as before. It feels like i need to warm up the brakes before i get a good braking. also when i am going downhill at high speed, my rotor feels like it doesnt brake that well. I heard it is brake fade. how can i avoid that problems?
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its the pads... when you change to a different compound, they will react differently... in this case, you have traded what was probably an aggressive street pad for a semi aggressive street pad that needs temperature to work well...

I did not like the EBC green pads I had years ago in my 3000GT... I felt they did not brake anywhere near as well as others that I had used...
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
its the pads... when you change to a different compound, they will react differently... in this case, you have traded what was probably an aggressive street pad for a semi aggressive street pad that needs temperature to work well...

I did not like the EBC green pads I had years ago in my 3000GT... I felt they did not brake anywhere near as well as others that I had used...
thank you for the input. i like ebc green stuff when it is warm outside. when its cold, it is a total different story
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